Lotso Tree-Huggin’ Bear

SWITZERLAND — Police and protesters clashed during the Ursine Environment Summit today, as demonstrators upset over deforestation of the Hundred Acre Wood chained themselves to treetops and had to be forcibly removed.

I really am wondering why that little guy climbed the tree in the first place, and why he ran away after he came down. Was he really going to be disciplined? Did he steal food from Mama Bear? Inquiring minds wanna know…

Yes indeed, bears climb trees. So that’s obviously not a safe place to go if you’re being chased!!

My take on this is that baby bear probably was only looking up while he was climbing — what great fun! But looking down and then trying to get down — whole different story! Kinda’ like I’ve seen happen with kitties before they get their tree legs. *snort* ;-)

Little bear on the ground: “I told him not to, Mom, I told him you’d be mad, I TOLD him it was stupid and we’d get in trouble; I told him I’m not climbing any trees, but then he was already up and then you saw us and..and…Mom?”

Baby on the ground: “Mama, if I help get Bobby down, can I have a ride?”
Bear in the Tree: “MOOOOOOOMMMM, STOP IT! I’M GETTIN’ SICK!”
Mama Bear: “You better get your furry butt down here right this minute, buster!”

Having three cubs of my own, I can SOOOOOO relate to what this fellow Momma Bear was feeling as she tried to shake that little $#%& out of the tree or at least get him down to where she could get her paws on him! LOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!! Can’t blame him a bit for running. Pity we can’t understand bear talk, isn’t it? Or is it? Maybe for the best that we don’t, in this situation…..

So, where were the people that were taking the video? In a tall building, obvy, but I heard children so it wasn’t an office building and then that means there are BEARS in the back yard of Apartments (or something) with children .. yikes!!

Mary (the first) – the title of another video I found which appears to feature the same bear and cubs, is titled “Erstes Video der Bärenbabies im Bärenpark Bern” = “First video of the bear babies in the bear park Bern”. So luckily for all concerned, nope, not a backyard. :)

@Kevin: color me geek. Just started my new guild! Oh yeah, I know what you mean–I love playing my cleric (especially turning undead) but not when I’m in a pickup group and some idiot tank keeps running ahead. . .